# Jay Sekulow on religious TV? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 17, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-sekulow-on-religious-tv/796512 "2017-09-17T01:42:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-sekulow-on-religious-tv/796512/41 "2017-09-18T20:58:25Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Actually, it being over the air as opposed to cable _might_ be relevant: The FCC has more jurisdiction over over-the-air broadcasting than over cable, because broadcast bandwidth is finite, and is considered to be the common property of the entire nation, but cable bandwidth is effectively infinite, and is the property of whoever owns the wires. > > That said, I have no idea how, if at all, the FCC’s regulations relate to religion. The person citing that realized that he was on his way to that, but didn’t apparently have anything to add. So he disappeared. There are financial, tax, and morality reasons why things get called religious, in many contexts in our society, regardless of the FCC. And many reasons why you should not call something that when it is not, regardless of the current iteration of the FCC. I’m thinking that if they are going OOB at the end of the year they are just saying fuck it and taking the money. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-sekulow-on-religious-tv/796512/42 "2017-09-18T21:16:41Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > That’s the point, though. Comcast isn’t any sort of authority. :dubious: So why ask them about their own behavior and delivery system.? If I don’t ask them that wouldn’t be making America great. Everybody’s an authority on something even if it’s just pulling their own pud. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-sekulow-on-religious-tv/796512/43 "2017-09-18T22:12:48Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > That said, I have no idea how, if at all, the FCC’s regulations relate to religion. Other than specific EEO things (a religious broadcaster can discriminate in hiring for religious reasons) they don’t really. Religious broadcasters get lumped in with other non-commercial or educational broadcasters. They’re not treated separately, and there aren’t special provisions for religious broadcasts that don’t exist for nonreligious broadcasts. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-sekulow-on-religious-tv/796512/44 "2017-09-20T18:09:29Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > I think I’ll call comcast and ask them what it means when the description in the guide says “Religious,” if anything. What did Comcast say when you called them? ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-sekulow-on-religious-tv/796512/45 "2017-09-20T21:21:15Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > What did Comcast say when you called them? I told the dude who was helping me with my new HD service. He was shocked. But to get to a person who is the right one: It’s going to take some aggro time with the phone in your hand. I’ll get to it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-sekulow-on-religious-tv/796512.md?page=2)